SPRINGFIELD — Do you know that federal and state guidelines recommend testing your home for the presence of radon? This radioactive gas seeps undetected into homes from the ground, and such indoor ...
PITTSFIELD — City health officials are trying to reduce the levels of radon gas in City Hall and they are urging homeowners to do the same. Pittsfield Health Department Director James J. Wilusz said a ...
The Bethlehem Area School District is following up on concerns about radon raised in a study published in December. “As a result of the recent interest about radon in schools, BASD decided to include ...
PITTSBURGH — An effort to raise awareness about the dangers of radon is underway in Pittsburgh. Workers were out at a house in Homewood to install a radon detection and control kit for a family. They ...
(WHTM) – Pennsylvania students and advocates are calling on lawmakers to take action against Radon. Radon is an odorless and invisible radioactive gas naturally released from rocks, soil, and water.
It’s odorless. It’s colorless. And it’s tasteless. But that doesn’t mean it’s harmless. And no, we are not talking about carbon monoxide — that was part of the last Scrub Hub. During the most recent ...
The specific lead isotope known as 210 provides a signature for radon and is found in toenails, which, because of their slower growth and fewer adulterants than fingernails, provide a reliable gauge ...
Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri said it is conducting a new round of radon testing at a base day care more than a year after high levels of the radioactive gas -- which can cause lung cancer -- ...
Homes in the northernmost part of Lehigh County tend to test higher for radon than other areas of the Lehigh Valley, but elevated radon levels are common in many Valley homes, data from the ...